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    The First Esquire Concert, Vol. 1

    01/18/2044

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    All Music Guide Review

    The First Esquire Jazz Concert was an all-star event held in 1944 at the Metropolitan Opera House to honor winners (including first and second place honorees) in the magazine's jazz poll. In addition to being broadcast, it was preserved on transcription discs and reissued many times over the years with different excerpts of the evening's program. Some of the highlights include "Sweet Lorraine" (Art Tatum with Al Casey, Oscar Pettiford, and Sid Catlett), "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" and "Billie's Blues" (Billie Holiday), and a lengthy jam on "I Got Rhythm" featuring Red Norvo (on xylophone), Coleman Hawkins, Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Jack Teagarden, and Roy Eldridge with the rhythm section. At times the piano is not clearly heard and there are brief interruptions by the broadcast host to introduce some of the soloists, but the sound quality is quite remarkable for the period. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

    The First Esquire Concert, Vol. 1 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Esquire Blues
  • 5:06

  • 2
  • Mop Mop
  • 4:51

  • 3
  • Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
  • 3:46

  • 4
  • I Love My Man
  • 4:18

  • 5
  • I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  • 3:41

  • 6
  • Sweet Lorraine
  • 3:37

  • 7
  • I Got Rhythm
  • 9:08

  • 8
  • The Blues
  • 3:09

  • 9
  • We All Drink "Coca Cola"
  • 1:26

  • 10
  • Esquire Bounce
  • 2:00

  • 11
  • Rockin' Chair
  • 3:30

  • 12
  • Basin Street Blues
  • 4:44

  • 13
  • I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
  • 1:44

  • 14
  • Tea for Two
  • 4:19

    • Credits of The First Esquire Concert, Vol. 1



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